@SaintAndrew said:

I loved seeing Phish in that venue a few years back--great sound and intimate size that leads to welcome break from impersonal sheds during summer tour on east coast.

Reviewer could have afforded to note more than sonics of the show--like quality of playing, sense of cohesion by band members, etc. While the setlist looks interesting enough it is sad to hear the band has yet to 'click' this tour for an entire show. Great moments here (Stash, Tweezer, CTB) but little in the way of relaxed flow or 'listening' amongst band members.

Seems like the community (even this one) has soured a bit on the lack of evident practice this tour. No reason to avoid acknowledging it (esp. in name of 'vibes'), but look forward to shows that make us gush again.

I dunno, I hear some weak spots, but a lot of places they are stronger - vocals are one, the amount of bust-outs played WELL, more new material (It should not be lost on anyone that they've basically introduced three albums worth of new material in that many years), playing accuracy (Guyute hasn't sounded that good since 2.0 IMO), and being able to do more in less time - take the 9 min. Breath and Burning for example. And the long jams harken back to the unpredictability of '95 (which I'm revisiting this year) - where '13 and '14 were about live 'composition' of jams, these new ones since '15 are more unpredictable and exciting. I may be overly positive and wanting to see the glass half full, but I think it's better overall to talk about and build up the positives rather than dwell on the negatives and ways in which they don't "measure up" to previous years.